TIme to get Working Again!

Well, we are moved, mostly settled and I'm baking and cooking again...time to get my rear in gear and start working out again! I am going to weigh myself right now..if you hear a scream...make your own assumption...LOL! I feel pretty good but I am struggling with getting in enough liquid again, I'm working my way back to the right amount so that is self correcting. As for weight...here I go! WOO HOOOOOOO I"m still at 149!! I can't believe it, thank you~~ JESUS! OK, that was exactly the boost I needed to get going again! Moving all those boxes WAS good for me! LOL! OK, I"m officially back on track now...gonna go get my water and run up and down the stairs a few times! Thanks for bearing with me over the break. Keep the encouragement coming and especially the prayers...I am coveting them more than ever! I'll post pics over the weekend!
Blessings with Less of ME and More of Him,
Kristy

Taking off for a Few

Well, I'm back! I am taking a break for a few weeks...I am packing like mad, hosting company for a week and moving 8 people, 2 dogs, 1 cat, a HUGE tank of fish, a turtle, and 4 lizards across town in all of about 14 days....I'll be too busy to work out or watch what I eat that closely. I can count lugging boxes as weight training, right?? Does have a panic attack count as getting my heart rate up?? PLEASE?? LOL anywho, I'll return to posting regularly once we get settled in our new house and I have a chance to catch my breath. See you then...phew!
Kristy

Just Checking in

Just a quick post to say that I lost the same 2 pounds ...again! LOL! I had a tough time getting our meals back on track this week, but already have next week's planned out and they are as tasty as they are healthful, so that's going in the right direction. Water is still going well, except Dan bought me a new water bottle yesterday since my old was one was dying and I've already lost it...yeah me! As for my workouts...they were a pitiful attempt at best, so to that end...a photo of my NEW MOTH schedule...yeah...with a time slot in the AM just for my work outs...yeah! That's all for this week! Have a good one, ladies! ~K~

Vacations are NOT Figure Friendly...LOL

As most of you know, Dan and I took the kids and Alec and took a road trip this weekend...to visit our dear friends, EK and Linda from our home church. Well, 36 hours and 6 fast food meals later, I've gained 2 pounds back...but the damage could have been a LOT worse so I'm grateful. Also grateful to get back home where I can work out more regularly and eat my own cooking and drink my own tea, *Sigh* I've become a food snob...LOL! Actually, I WILL say that those 6 nasty meals on the go did remind me how far we've come in our food choices this past year...and it's a good thing. I also got a bit of different exercise this weekend, walking from place to place and hiking over the boulders at City of Rocks State Park so all was not lost! Hope to be back next week with a more encouraging report...let me repeat an earlier post...if I keep losing the same two pounds, this is gonna take longer than I hoped...LOL! I have a sense of humor about it because I keep reminding myself that I didn't get heavy overnight and it's gonna take some convincing for it to come off and that won't happen overnight, either! See you next week!!
Hugs,
Kristy
Present wieght...151
Goal weight...110
Pounds lost...4

I'm Actually Posting Early...wahoo~

Well...I'm back! And early to boot! No pic this week, but I'm pleased to report that I dropped a pound this week. Not sure how since I am still having trouble working out each day...every time I get ready...something comes up...baby wakes up, needs changed/fed/put down for a nap...the toddler is needing a snack or to be found since he is fond of hiding, the bigger boys need to be redirected for chores or school or reminded that fighting all the time does NOT make mama happy...etc! LOL! But, I'm working on it and will be doing better this coming week...God help me, if NOTHING else gets done this week... I WILL be working out! As for drinking my 64 oz of liquid a day has turned out to be much easier than I thought...and the fruits and veggies are going well, as long as I can hide the fruit I like from the boys long enough to eat some myself...hee hee! I'm still baking all of our bread so I feel good about that, so all that's left is to keep an eye on portion control and start working out more often. Those of you who are following this and leaving comments...thanks so much! I appreciate your encouragement along the way. Have a a healthy week and I'll check back in next weekend with a new pic and hopefully more good news to report!
Blessings,
Kristy
Present weight: 149
Goal weight: 110
Pounds LOST: 6

It Figures!

I've been waiting for test results this week and pending those, decided to give myself a break from the rigorous workout and vigilance in the food department. I DID still move about a bunch, keep my fluid intake where it should be and strive fore my fruit and veggies servings, but overall, was a bit more slack. Well, I went to the Dr yesterday and I LOST 2 pounds...whatever, I'll take it! The Dr pretty much gave me a clean bill of health except to lose some weight...big shock there. Most of what has been an issue can all be contributed to being overweight so back to the workouts for me! My H, H and H group started a workout buddy challenge and lucky me, I got my penpal again...yeah! Mamaoftwingles...let's kick some (smaller) booty on this challenge!! AS for me, my stress level has come WAY down in the past 5 days and that's ALWAYS a good thing, all the way around! So, all in all, a good week, 2 pounds closer to goal weight and I'm walking taller and feeling better about it!

Just a pic and we're done for this week!

Goal weight 110

Present weight 150
Pounds lost 5

YEAH ME!!

Frustrating!

So this week hasn't gone well at all...*sigh*...it has been an incredibly long, stressful week. Since I snack when I'm stressed, well, I gained back 2 pounds....so depressing! On the upside, by Thursday, I noticed I was doing that, scaled it back and lost those two pounds again...but if I keep losing the same two pounds over and over, this is going to take longer than I had hoped...LOL! I DID get in my 8 of liquid each day, and my 5 fruits and veggies almost everyday. I missed a workout on Friday from being too sore from the day before and Dan and I have yet to squeeze in a lifting session this week. That MAY be making the difference. I went to the Dr. this week to get a physical and blood work done to make sure I am healthy enough to lose weight (that always cracks me up) and for some other medical things that are irritating me. So I'll be getting the results of that on Tuesday or Wednesday hopefully. I'll add a picture at the bottom and call it a day. If you are the praying sort, please join me in prayer over this issue, it's had hold of me for long enough and I need to get some control over it and SOON. Thanks!!

Current Weight: 152

Goal weight: 105-110

Pounds to go: 42-47...I'll get there, I will!

Thanks for joining me on this adventure! ~K~

Looking in to the Future

OK, as I'm looking into the future, I see a thinner me, a more active me, a healthy me and a fun-ner me. But for today, I look at my picture for this week and I am aghast! Yowza...that is BAD! It's funny how sometimes things that this can just creep up on you and then surprise you..like where did that come from?? I'm not beating myself up, but I am discoursed that I let it get this out of hand before I decided to do anything about it. *sigh* But enough about that...here's the good part. I managed to get ALL of my workouts in this week! I have gotten to where I can do 22 whole minutes of a Billy Blanks Boot Camp workout without seeing stars, or feeling like I am about to stroke. That's WAY more than the 7 measly minutes I could do a month ago when I started! SO, there's that to be excited about...and I lifted with Dan 2 times this week and he even upped my weights and I could still do it. I've been baking ALL of our bread now and that's something that doesn't necessarily show up on the weight scale, but does matter in the long term health scale. I have a Dr. appt on Tuesday to get a physical, just to get some advice from a Dr, but we all know how I feel about western medicine, but it will make Dan feel better and to get a baseline on my health before I kick it into high gear. I also figured out this week that I can watch workout videos on Netflix instantly on my PC...which is super when I want to workout but the boys are hogging the TV...LOL! OK, I've chatted way too long about something that I am always insisting isn't that big of a deal to me, so it's time for the weigh in and next picture. BEFORE weight 155 Present weight 152 Goal weight 105-110 so still only 3 pounds lost, but that's OK, there are going to be setbacks along the way and I'm OK with that. Thanks for peeking in with me...see you next week!

Kristy

A Good First Week

Well, it's been a week now since I started this thing, but a few since I started really working to lose some weight and it's been a fun ride already. I am already enjoying a few benefits of working out, not so much like I dropped 18 pounds in 3 days, but more energy due to the working out, my muscles don't feel as tight and sore by the end of the day anymore and I'm sleeping better. Not bad for one week of effort. Also, I did drop 3 pounds this week and am down to 152. It's late right now so I will have Dan snap a pic before we head to church in the AM. Just in case someone doesn't know...the Billy Blanks Boot Camp series is evil! I can still only make it through about 17 minutes before I feel like I am going to have a stroke...sad, but true. After 3 weeks of doing Pilates 2-3 times a week, I can actually do a roll up again...that took more effort than I'm willing to admit! I did good this week on staying hydrated and getting my 5 servings of veggies and fruits most days, but there is still room for improvement. Dan upped the weights I was using, apparently I wasn't making it look hard enough...LOL! Jodi's Hip Hop Abs DVDs are calling me so I will add one of those this week to keep it from getting too monotonous. Starting Monday, Jodi doesn't have to be at work until 8:30, so maybe I will 'encourage' her to work out with me...hee hee hee. Anyway, that's the update to this week.
Thanks for being interested,
~K~
Pounds lost so far...3
Pounds to go...47

The DREADED before Picture

I saw someone else do this and I thought it was a great way to stay accountable for my weightloss journey this year. So without further ado...some before pics...*Sigh* is this really who I have become?? NO MORE!! I will be healthy by Dec of 2009...Lord willin' and the creek don't rise!!

Each week (or two) I will take a new pic of myself, and post my current weight. That ought to keep me on track...hee hee!

BEFORE WEIGHT 155 lbs: Oh the horrors of the before pictures...be kind!

Workout plan...3 X a week aerobics , 2-3 X a week, Pilates, yoga or something else more stretching, less heavy breathing, 2 x a week,. lift weights with Dan..less weight, more reps, I don't want bulk, I want tone~

Eating plan, Make sure I get my 8-8oz glasses of liquid, get my 5 fruits and veggies in, and cut down (sigh) on the carbs, eat WHOLE grains (well on my way with this one already) and try to get an extra serving of fish in each week.

I INTEND to lose about 1-2 pounds a week and if I manage that I will be at my goal weight of 110 by around October-ish...just intime for the holiday eating to begin again..LOL! But by then, my routines will be in place, I will have more muscle to burn off excess calories and I will have begged, borrowed or stolen some will power! Wish me luck and God speed! Thanks in advance for your support!!

Blessings,

Kristy